Day: July 3, 2019

Govt extends deadline for realty projects by six months

Another worker dies at construction site in Noida

8:18 pm July 3, 2019

Noida (UP): A construction worker died during work after he allegedly slipped and fell off a building in the commercial Noida Special Economic Zone (NSEZ), police said Wednesday. The man worked as a welder at the site of Medico Electrodes International Ltd. The accident happened around 7pm on Tuesday, police said. “Umar Ali was 28 […]

Contractual employees of Punjab Roadways call off strike

8:15 pm July 3, 2019

Chandigarh: Punjab Roadways’ contractual employees called off their strike on Wednesday after being assured of a meeting with the transport minister, a day after launching a three-day agitation to press for regularisation of jobs and increase of salary. More than 4,000 contractual employees went on strike at several bus depots in the state, including in […]

In Bihar, mangoes get mired in political controversy

8:05 pm July 3, 2019

Patna: The king of fruits came in the eye of a storm in Bihar on Wednesday when a fancy variety of mango and its saplings were gifted to members of the bicameral legislature by the state government. The goodwill gesture, however, did not go down well with the Opposition, which accused the Nitish Kumar government […]

Suspected cattle lifter lynched in Tripura

7:59 pm July 3, 2019

Agartala: A suspected cattle lifter was lynched in a remote tribal hamlet near the Indo-Bangla border in Tripura’s Dhalai district, a senior police officer said Wednesday. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Arindam Nath said a man was lynched by a group of villagers on suspicion of being a cattle lifter at Noarampara, under the jurisdiction […]

Yellow weather warning issued for Himachal Pradesh

Warning issued for heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh

7:57 pm July 3, 2019

Shimla: The meteorological department here issued a ‘yellow weather warning’ for heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh on the coming weekend, an official said Wednesday. The Shimla Met centre has forecast rain in plains, low and middle hills of the state from July 4 to 9 and has issued the warning for July 6 and 7. […]